Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
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Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#2The original article's title is misleading.
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#3The original article's title is misleading.
Yeah. It seemed to say that researchers are doing a study about magic mushrooms and finding positive effects. Then the next paragraph says "Anil Seth", who I don't know is even connected with the study, said some philisophical things in a TED talk. Then seems to wander through some more philisophical ideas before ending.
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#4The original article's title is misleading.
Suggested Title:
Study with small sample size suggests that brief drug-induced mystical experiences change people over time, leading them to report better moods, heightened altruism and forgiveness, more closeness with others, and a sense of connection six months later
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#5TLDR: Your brain has certain regions active during normal consciousness. Magic mushrooms shut down some of those parts and activates others, so your brain makes new connections to different regions and develops an altered consciousness.
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#6It's great to see alternative personal development like this proposed. Hopefully governments and doctors will find a safe way to do further research.
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#7The original article's title is misleading.
Suggested Title: Study with small sample size suggests that brief drug-induced mystical experiences change people over time, leading them to report better moods, heightened altruism and forgiveness, more closeness with others, and a sense of connection six months later
Too long, how about "Scientist report psychoactive drugs leading to long term positive effects".
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#8TLDR: Your brain has certain regions active during normal consciousness. Magic mushrooms shut down some of those parts and activates others, so your brain makes new connections to different regions and develops an altered consciousness.
RTLDR: get off your face on mushies. It's like wow man.
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#9I can show you the self is not an illusion - ask those people to give you all of their possessions to someone else, the poor or some charity.
Suddenly, they'll care about their well being above others and their eternal connection to everyone else is shattered.
Re: Researchers giving psilocybin to religious leaders (2017)
#10TLDR: Your brain has certain regions active during normal consciousness. Magic mushrooms shut down some of those parts and activates others, so your brain makes new connections to different regions and develops an altered consciousness.
RTLDR: get off your face on mushies. It's like wow man.
Please don't do this here.